There is some good news from the recent data breaches at the Police Service of Northern Ireland. A man has been found in possession some of the stolen data and has been charged with the serious offences relating to terrorism. PSNI data breach: Man charged over documents linked to FoI …
The UK’s Online Safety Bill and Big Tech, you and me…
Before we start i have written a lot about the Government’s Online Safety Bill – I think some of the bill will address serious issue of bad online activity and disagree that the weakening of end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) for everyone, to enable law enforcement to catch criminals and particularly child abusers …
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Reckless
Two data leaks of highly sensitive information by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) will have long term and serious implications for the officers, personnel and their families and friends. PSNI chief admits officers anxious and angry at data breach – BBC News These leaks are a crisis. Your …
I have warned clients about this…
I have had various discussions with various clients about the use of WhatsApp. They like it as it is often already used by their people, works on Android and iPhones and they point me to the security WhatsApp advertises. I then point out that there is no accountability and Microsoft …
Apple and End-to-End Encryption
Apple has joined the debate about the UK government’s proposed bill to weaken every UK citizen’s privacy online, by threatening to pull affected Apple services from the UK market. As Apple (and several articles I have posted) state, laws already exist for the authorities to breach the privacy of citizens …
Not the Scottish University I went to for my Cyber Degree!
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) reported a “cyber incident” earlier this month. Now the Rhysida ransomware gang is demanding at least 20 bitcoin (about £450,000) in an auction for the confidential university data they say they have stolen. Scottish university allegedly targeted in ransomware attack – BBC …
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Time to think about AI
Here is a thought provoking essay from the public-interest technologist Bruce Schneier: AI and Microdirectives – Schneier on Security Something to read with the morning coffee this weekend. It is actually “further listening – The BBC Reith Lectures, by Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science and founder of the Center …
